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Fleeing tapestry makers picked up the thread again in Gouda13 July 2023In the sixteenth century, many Protestants fled to the Northern Netherlands to avoid Spanish oppression in the south. This exodus included tapestry ma...
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Research on trust in the criminal justice system receives 1.5 million euros13 July 2023How to strengthen mutual trust between agencies in the criminal justice system and youth with a migration background or weaker socio-economic position...
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NWO has rewarded CODELAB researchers for new startup idea10 July 2023The new startup idea of Arko Ghosh and his colleagues at CODELAB concerns seamless brain assessments using day-to-day digital interactions. The study ...
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Professor Ester van der Voet Honored with International Society Award in Industrial Ecology06 July 2023Ester van der Voet received the International Society Award in Industrial Ecology. She is awarded this price for her outstanding contributions and lea...
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Dutch Research Council pilot programme funding for seven researchers06 July 2023Seven researchers from Leiden University have made a successful application to the Open Competition SSH (Social Sciences and Humanities) XS, a Dutch R...
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These are the nominees for the Leiden Teaching Prize 202304 July 2023Paul Gobée (LUMC), Kirsty Rolfe (Humanities) and Frank Takes (Science) have been nominated for the Leiden Teaching Prize 2023.
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Investigating Caribbean migrations with a Vidi grant: ‘With isotope analysis we can look at individual behaviors and long term patterns’03 July 2023Archaeologist Jason Laffoon was awarded an NWO Vidi grant for an innovative investigation into ancient migrations in the western Caribbean. The innova...
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Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship30 June 2023If a forged Vermeer or Rembrandt is discovered, it is world news. Yet tracing fakes has long been a low priority in art history. University lecturer A...
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health29 June 2023Anne-Laura van Harmelen – Professor of Professor Brain, Safety and Resilience and one of the coordinators of the Social Resilience and Security interd...
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Tackling climate change with the ground beneath our feet29 June 2023Soil ecologist Emilia Hannula has been awarded a Vidi grant by NWO to examine how soil could become a promising ally in combating climate change and i...
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Vidi grants for eight researchers from Leiden University29 June 2023Eight scientists from Leiden University have been awarded a grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). With this Vidi funding, the researchers can set...
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Funding for four Leiden studies in the fight against arthritis28 June 2023Four researchers from Leiden University will receive funding from arthritis foundation ReumaNederland over the next five years. This should facilitate...
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Four Comenius teaching awards for Leiden lecturers27 June 2023Two lecturers from Leiden University have received a Comenius teaching award of 100,000 euros as part of the Senior Fellows programme. And a further t...
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Making a difference in palliative care: Liesbeth van Vliet wins EAPC Award27 June 2023Health psychologist Liesbeth van Vliet receives International recognition for her research on doctor-patient communication in the setting of advanced,...
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Legal psychologist Linda Geven wins Gratama Science Prize 202323 June 2023With her exciting research into criminal truth finding in Europe, Linda Geven won this year’s Gratama Science Prize for young talented scientists. As ...